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Jan 1, 20241 min read
New Year’s Resolutions to Quit Tobacco
As we move toward a new year, many of us seek ways to improve health or make changes in our lives for the better through New Year’s...
Dec 25, 20233 min read
Year End Daydreaming
Happy and blessed holidays to all. I’m indeed blessed to know that you read what I write. Despite all the horrors that have happened many...
Dec 20, 20235 min read
Rep. Harold M. Love, Jr., President-Elect of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Tells How His Rise Could Affect the Nation
Tennessee Representative Harold M. Love, Jr., the next president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), served as...
Dec 13, 20232 min read
It’s Not Too Late to Get Screened
Just because October is over doesn’t mean you missed your chance to get screened for breast cancer. In case you missed it, October was...
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Give a Child a Book for Christmas
They don’t call it “Black Friday” because they love Black people; they call it Black Friday because many businesses are pushed into the...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
It Takes a Village… and Policy
The ancient African proverb says, 'It takes a village to raise a child.' Yet, in Rochester, our village grapples with providing equitable...
Dec 1, 20233 min read
Blacks Led Whites in Supporting Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas
In a survey nearly three weeks after the Hamas terror attack against Israel, one in four Blacks said the U.S. should play no role in the...
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Thanksgiving 2023 Reflections - Planting Gratitude and Harvesting a Bounty
“Thank God for what we have left." - Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. For many people, the Thanksgiving season is a time for expressing...
Nov 18, 20235 min read
TSA Prepares for More Travelers at Greater Rochester International Airport for Thanksgiving Travel
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has screened a record number of passengers this year and anticipates airport security...
Nov 15, 20236 min read
New York State United Teachers’ Study/Report and Red Flags
According to the article at the first reference link below, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) has published a report that advocates...
Nov 6, 20233 min read
'Right to Repair' Movement Could Risk Patient Care for Disadvantaged Communities
In state legislatures across the country the “right to repair” movement is gaining momentum. Thirty-three states and Puerto Rico...
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Is the Rochester City School District poised to miss a great opportunity?
I hope that people, especially parents, and particularly those among the suffering Black masses within the Rochester City School...
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